Actually, a few of those would be useful... hmmm...

I got this idea when I realized that I have to learn a whole new set of
vocabulary in order to get certified as a Russian speaker at Disneyland...
then I said, "but what if I wanted to get certified and I happened to speak
this here language which STILL has no name..."  and then, because it was
4am, I decided that anyone who speaks that language ought to be able to get
around Disneyland, and never you mind that they're in a parallel reality
place where time moves faster (or slower) than here, on a random basis, and
everyone's more or less stuck at a 13th century level of technology...

Sarah Marie Parker-Allen
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"The very young do not always do as they're told." --
'Anteaus', Stargate SG-1

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Constructed Languages List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Adam Walker
> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 3:33 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CONLANG] Shopping/Touristy Vocabulary
>
>
> How 'bout . . .
>
> Have you ever seen any thing so tacky?
> Who would wear that?
> One size fits all
> Do you have it in a XXXXXLT?
> What?  You don't have it in a 2?
> I need a 9EEE/ 5AAA.
> Ma'am/Sir that *isn't* going to fit.
> Oh sir/ma'am, that is so YOU!
> We have just the thing!
> You call THAT a melon?  It looks more like a
> dehydrated lemon!
> You want what?  You must be out of your mind!  This is
> cotton not cloth-of-gold!
> Come on, you can give me a better price than that!
> Attention K-Mart shoppers, there's a bluelight special
> in children's shoes . . .
> (Labor Day) Sale.
> 20% off (or 80% on if you do it the Chinese way!)
> Buy one get free.
> A special gift to our valued customers
> Bring a friend and get 20% off (or 80% on --see above)
> your next sea weed body wrap!
> Once a year, and only once a year the Men's Warehouse
> has a sale.
>
> Don't you go to that little room till I get through
> telling you about Lynn Smith Auto Sales.  Why, we've
> got more cars and trucks than you can toss a cow chip
> across. Take this '79 Ford T-bird for just $599 or
> this '76 International pickup truck, complete with
> sideboards, for just $699. Deals like these just can't
> be beat. So come on down to Lynn Smith Auto Sales and
> we get you set on wheels.  Now you can go to that
> little room. *blink*
>
> Adam who really should have helped himself but just
> couldn't resist
>
> --- Sarah Marie Parker-Allen <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > Does anyone happen to have any sources of vocabulary
> > related to... ummm...
> > the more commercialized aspects of daily life?  If,
> > for example, one wanted
> > to write a guide to Disneyland in a conlang, is
> > there a useful list of words
> > that you'd need?  I've been culling ideas from cheap
> > tourist language books,
> > but I feel like I'm going to be missing a lot of
> > practical words.  And of
> > course, when you actually walk around Disneyland
> > asking employees what kinds
> > of questions Guests ask them, none of them can come
> > up with anything beyond
> > "where's the bathroom" and "how much does this cost"
> > (with a little bit of
> > "what time is the fireworks/parade/etc." thrown in
> > on the side)...  I've
> > been trying to think of what else people ask me, but
> > it's hard.  Darn it, my
> > conculture has shopping malls, too.
> >
> > (I've got the following, beyond those sorts of
> > phrases, so far:
> >
> > Where can I buy ...?
> > What would you like?
> > Show me ...
> > Do you have any ...?
> > I don't like this
> > I'll take it
> > Could you wrap it, please?
> > I'm just looking
> > Can I try it on?
> > These shoes are tight
> > This is not my size
> > Do you have a larger size?
> > Do you have a smaller size?
> > I'd like another color
> > I'd like to return the purchase and get a refund
> > Can I listen this cassette (this disk)?
> > Where's the cashdesk/register?
> > How much is this?
> > Please, write it down
> > That's too expensive
> > Haven't you anything cheaper?)
> >
> > Sarah Marie Parker-Allen
> > [log in to unmask]
> > http://lloannna.blogspot.com
> > http://www.geocities.com/lloannna.geo
> >
> > "The very young do not always do as they're told."
> > --
> > 'Anteaus', Stargate SG-1
> >
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